14-Workforce Investment Program Requirements.docx

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A. In accordance with Broward County Workforce Investment Program, Administrative Code, Section 19.211, the Workforce Investment Program (Program) this solicitation is a covered contract if the open-end contract award value exceeds $500,000 per year or if the individual project value exceeds $500,000 under a fixed-term contract. The Program encourages Vendors to utilize CareerSource Broward (CareerSouce) and their contract partners as a first source for employment candidates for work on County-funded projects, and encourages investment in Broward County economic development through the hiring of economically disadvantaged or hard-to-hire individuals.

B. Compliance with the Program, including compliance with First Source Referral and the Qualifying New Hires goals, is a matter of responsibility. Vendor should submit the Workforce Investment Program Certification with its response. If not provided with solicitation submittal, the Vendor must supply within three business days of County’s request. Vendor may be deemed non-responsible for failure to comply within stated timeframes.

C. The following is a summary of requirements contained in the Program. This summary is not all-inclusive of the requirements of the Program. If there is any conflict between the following summary and the language in the Program, the language in the Program shall prevail. In compliance with the Program, Vendor (and/or its subcontractors) shall agree to:

1. be bound to contractual obligations under the contract;

2. use good faith efforts to meet First Source Referral goal for vacancies that result from award of this contract;

3. publicly advertise any vacancies that are the direct result of this contract, exclusively with CareerSource for at least five (5) business days;

4. review qualifications of CareerSource’s Qualified Referrals and use good faith efforts to interview Qualified Referrals that appear to meet the required qualifications;

5. use good faith efforts to hire Qualifying New Hires (as defined by the Program) for at least fifty percent (50%) of the vacancies (rounded up) that are the direct result of this contract;

6. obtain a hired worker’s written certification, attesting to a status as a Qualifying New Hire, Economically Disadvantaged Worker, or Hard-to-Hire worker (if applicable);

7. retain records relating to Program requirements, including: records of all applicable vacancies; job order requests to CareerSource; qualified referral lists; and records of candidates interviewed and the outcome of the interviews.

8. provide to the County any documents and records demonstrating Vendor’s compliance and good faith efforts to comply with the Program;

9. submit to the County an annual report by January 31st and within 30 days of contract completion or expiration; and

10. ensure that all of its subcontractors comply with the requirements of the Program.

D. Further information about the Program, Vendor’s obligations, and the Qualifying New Hire’s certification form may be obtained on the Office of Economic and Small Business Development website:

broward.org/econdev/Pages/WorkforceInvestmentProgram.aspx. Vendor is responsible for reading and understanding requirements of the Program.

E. Subcontractors: Vendor’s subcontractors shall use good faith efforts to meet the First Source Referral and the Qualifying New Hires goals, in accordance with the Program. The Vendor shall include in any subcontracts a requirement that all subcontractors comply with the Program requirements. The Vendor shall be responsible for compliance by any subcontractor with the Program as it applies to their subcontract.

F. Reporting: Vendor shall maintain and make available to County upon request all records documenting Vendor’s compliance and its subcontractors’ compliance with the requirements of the Program, and shall submit the required reports to the Contract Administrator annually by January 31 and within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this contract. Failure to timely comply with reporting requirements shall constitute a material breach of this contract.

G. Evaluation: The Contract Administrator will document the Vendor’s compliance and good faith efforts as part of the Vendor’s Performance Evaluation.

H. Failure to demonstrate good faith efforts to meet the First Source Referral and the Qualifying New Hires goal shall constitute a material breach of this contract.

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAM CERTIFICATION

The completed form[s] should be returned with the Vendor’s submittal. If not provided with the submittal, Vendor must submit the form within three business days after County’s request. Vendor may be deemed nonresponsible for failure to fully comply within the stated timeframe or for not offering an affirmative response.

In accordance with the Workforce Investment Program:

Click or tap here to enter text. (Vendor) agrees to be bound to the contractual obligations of the Workforce Investment Program, Broward County Administrative Code Section 19.211, requiring our firm to use good faith efforts to meet the First Source Referral Goal and the Qualifying New Hires Goal.

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Form Date 9/16/24